9 months!

Longer out than in.
It's been 9 months!

I can't believe it.

There are so many things I love about this joyful creature.

I love her love-affair with food.
She is captivated by it.  and I'm pretty sure she doesn't love anything as much as she loves a plate full of fresh strawberries.

I love when she finds her thumb.
It's not very often that it happens but it's adorable.

I love how active she is.
She is starting to crawl like a mad woman (do mad-woman crawl?) and gets into anything (especially if food is involved).  She knows what she wants and how to get it - which is exhausting, I mean good - truly a must-have tactic in the Archer house.  :)

I love how she gravitates towards her sisters and follows them everywhere.  She sure looks up to them both so much.  I can tell she can't wait to run with them.  It won't be long.

I love how sweet and easy going she is.  She is active, but she also goes with the flow.  I love that about her so much.

I love watching her kick her legs like crazy in the baby swing.  I love her chunky but perfect body in her swim-suit.  Kills me every time.

I love how she loves her daddy.  She laughs and smiles the minute he walks through the door.  holy cuteness.

I love kissing her soft squishy cheeks.  The faces ones (though her bum-cheeks are equally soft and squishy...just not as kiss-worthy).

I love that she is ours.

Cutest little Stella Bell

At 9 months:

She weighs approx. 19 lbs.

wears mostly 12-18 month clothes

No teeth yet

Nursing and feed table food

Starting to pull herself up against furniture and letting go for split seconds and landing back down on her bum

Mastered the crawl

no new words, can say "Mom" "dada" and "ball"

and loves playing peek a boo by herself

xoxo

(photography credits go to Cindy Archer Photography)